Cheaper then Apple listed Price - iPad2 16GB Wifi found on eBay

[keigo]

Hi All

Take a look.. seller list the price as 449.99 with free shipping but the condition is the delivery will be 2~3 months...

Do you think this is a scam? Cause by the time you realize you have been scam it is already way pass eBay & Paypal 45 days protection period..

Plus it say only 1 available and yet already 4 solds

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260753056340

 

[profets]

Delivery actually says 2 to 3 weeks. Its stated there that its in Toronto, and its an order through Apple's Dealer Website (?) for March 25th (When it launches in Canada). Weird.

 

[thetruth1985]

Isn't it strange that the ebay account is Canadian yet the shipping is free via Hong Kong post? Also, a tracking number and insurance is not included.

 

[keigo]

beside how come the seller able to sell at a price lower then apple retail price?? What does he earn?

 

[ovrlrd]

beside how come the seller able to sell at a price lower then apple retail price?? What does he earn?

Official Apple dealers generally pay a lot less than that for one. I think they only pay like ~$400 rather than $450, so they probably make about $20-40 off each sale.

Could be a scam though.

 

[profets]

Uh oh.. listing has ended. Who went for it? lol

 

[keigo]

Official Apple dealers generally pay a lot less than that for one. I think they only pay like ~$400 rather than $450, so they probably make about $20-40 off each sale.

Could be a scam though.

ok true.. so for a 20~40 profit and then after paying eBay and Paypal high fees plus shipping.... he is making a huge lost instead of profile...

I will say this is 100% a scam....

 

[keigo]

Uh oh.. listing has ended. Who went for it? lol

sold to these people... good luck to them...

z***i ( 0 ) New eBay Member (less than 30 days) US $449.99 1 Mar-16-11 04:32:02 PDT

2***0 ( 1 ) US $449.99 1 Mar-16-11 03:23:30 PDT

z***i ( 0 ) New eBay Member (less than 30 days) US $449.99 1 Mar-16-11 02:51:57 PDT

l***e ( 204Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $449.99 1 Mar-16-11 02:39:10 PDT

u***e ( 197Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $449.99 1 Mar-16-11 01:31:13 PDT

 

[Music_Producer]

Could very well be a scam - the ebay seller has only 9 feedbacks - and they are all from other sellers for buying stuff. In other words, he has never sold anything before.

2nd - listing says 'preorder' and items will be ordered on march 25 - so expected delivery would be around first week of april. From now till march 25 - the seller has more than enough time to withdraw all the funds from paypal to his bank account - and close the bank account.

Ebay's buyer protection is pretty good so the buyers will get their money back, I won't be surprised if ebay will ask sellers in the future to put up some kind of deposit to protect against this type of fraud.

 

[FiremanMike]

A general rule of thumb for eBay.. If the price seems too good to be true, and the seller has 9 feedback, its probably a scam lol

 

[mcdj]

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9 feedbacks, none as a seller, for visible purchases totaling under $50, and people are spending more than 1 second debating about it? Nah it couldn't be a scam.